Datasheet
bq78PL116
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SLUSAB8B –OCTOBER 2010– REVISED FEBRUARY 2011
PowerLAN™ Master Gateway Battery Management Controller
With PowerPump™ Cell Balancing Technology
Check for Samples: bq78PL116
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FEATURES
of Cells and MOSFETs With up to 4 Sensors
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• bq78PL116 Designed for Managing 3- to
• Fail-Safe Operation of Pack Protection
16-Series-Cell Battery Systems Circuits: Up to Three Power MOSFETs and
One Secondary Safety Output (Fuse)
– Support for LCD and Electronic Paper
Displays or EPDs • Fully Programmable Voltage, Current, Balance,
and Temperature-Protection Features
– Configurable for 11-A, 26-A, or 110-A
Operating Currents • External Inputs for Auxiliary MOSFET Control
• Systems With More Than Four Series Cells • Smart Battery System 1.1 Compliant via
Require External bq76PL102 Dual-Cell SMBus
Monitors
APPLICATIONS
• SmartSafety Features:
• Portable Medical Instruments and Test
– Prevention: Optimal Cell Management
Equipment
– Diagnosis: Improved Sensing of Cell
• Mobility Devices (E-Bike)
Problems
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Hand-Held
– Fail Safe: Detection of Event Precursors
Tools
• Rate-of-Change Detection of All Important Cell
Characteristics:
DESCRIPTION
– Impedance
The bq78PL116 master gateway battery controller is
– Cell Temperature
part of a complete Li-Ion control, monitoring, and
safety solution designed for large series cell strings.
• PowerPump Technology Transfers Charge
Efficiently From Cell to Cell During All
The bq78PL116 along with bq76PL102 PowerLAN™
Operating Conditions, Resulting in Longer
dual-cell monitors provide complete battery-system
Run Time and Cell Life
control, communications, and safety functions for a
structure of three up to 16 series cells. This
– Includes User-Configurable PowerPump
PowerLAN system provides simultaneous,
Cell-Balancing Modes
synchronized voltage and current measurements
• High-Resolution 18-Bit Integrating Delta-Sigma
using one A/D per-cell technology. This eliminates
Coulomb Counter for Precise Charge-Flow
system-induced noise from measurements and allows
Measurements and Gas Gauging
the precise, continuous, real-time calculation of cell
impedance under all operating conditions, even
• Multiple Independent Δ-Σ ADCs: One-per-Cell
during widely fluctuating load conditions.
Voltage, Plus Separate Temperature, Current,
and Safety
PowerPump technology transfers charge between
cells to balance their voltage and capacity. Balancing
• Simultaneous, Synchronous Measurement of
is possible during all battery modes: charge,
Pack Current and Individual Cell Voltages
discharge, and rest. Highly efficient charge-transfer
• Very Low Power Consumption
circuitry nearly eliminates energy loss while providing
– < 400 μA Active, < 185 μA Standby, < 85 μA
true real-time balance between cells, resulting in
Ship, and < 1 μA Undervoltage Shutdown
longer run-time and improved cycle life.
• Accurate, Advanced Temperature Monitoring
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